Printed circuit boards with integrated inductors and antennas
AssigneeSuper Micro Computer, Inc.
InventorsManhtien V. PHAN, Chih-Hao LEE
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Abstract
A printed circuit board (PCB) has electronic components of an electrical circuit mounted thereon. The PCB includes a wire that is coiled through the PCB one or more turns to form a coil of an inductor or an antenna that is integrated with the PCB. The PCB can include a cutout for accepting an inductor core. The shape and/or size of the inductor core can be varied to achieve a target inductance. Both ends of the wire can be electrically connected to corresponding nodes of the electrical circuit. One end of the wire can be electrically connected to a node of the electrical circuit, and the other end of the wire can be electrically connected to an antenna body.
Claims17
A printed circuit board (PCB) having electronic components of an electrical circuit mounted thereon, the PCB comprising:
- a first layer that is a topmost layer of the PCB;
- a second layer below the first layer, the second layer being a bottommost layer of the PCB;
- a plurality of holes through the first and second layers;
- and
- an inductor that is integrated with the PCB, the inductor comprising an inductor wire that is coiled through the PCB one or more turns by way of the plurality of holes.
A printed circuit board (PCB) having electronic components of an electrical circuit mounted thereon, the PCB comprising:
- a topmost layer;
- a bottommost layer;
- and
- an inductor that is integrated with the PCB, the inductor comprising:
- an inductor wire that is coiled through the topmost and bottommost layers of the PCB one or more turns;
- and
- an inductor core that is embedded in the PCB, the inductor core running along a length of the inductor and is disposed within a coil formed by the inductor wire.
A printed circuit board (PCB) having electronic components of an electrical circuit mounted thereon, the PCB comprising:
- a topmost layer;
- a bottommost layer;
- an inductor wire that is coiled through the topmost and bottommost layers of the PCB one or more turns;
- a cutout that is disposed within a coil formed by the inductor wire;
- and
- an antenna body that is electrically connected to a first end of the inductor wire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.